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Launching "Sauti", Africa's first ever feminist blog (source: Office Of The African Union Special Envoy On Youth)

Sauti – Africa young feminist blog

Giving a voice to young African women during coronavirus

The end of July saw the launch of the African Union’s "Sauti" digital publication, the first young feminist platform in Africa, which this year showcases stories by female youth on their initiatives and their challenges in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. Alessandra Bajec reportsMore

Profile: Fatimetou Mint Abdel Malick: Role model for Africa's womenWomenʹs rights in Sudan: Motivated by hopeWomen′s rights in Islam: Can feminism be Islamic?Muslim women in northern Nigeria: The example of Nana Asma'u
Demonstrators attend an anti-racism protest in Tunis on 06.06.2020 (photo: Alessandra Bajec)

Human rights and civil society in North Africa

Tunisia joins George Floyd protests to say 'no' to racism

Tunisians rallied on Saturday in support to the Black Lives Matter movement, decrying anti-black racism and raising awareness about racial discrimination in the North African country. Alessandra Bajec reports from TunisMore

Emancipation and music: Black Tunisiansʹ bitter heritageInterview with Mauritanian human rights activist Biram Dah Abeid: "Time to end Arab racism"Human rights in Lebanon: Kafala and its ʹcommoditiesʹ
A Palestinian worker in a local clothing factory tries on a protective suit produced in the factory for use by workers in various locations in light of the spread of coronavirus, Gaza, 31.03.2020 (photo: ICRC/Abed Zagout)

COVID-19 pandemic

Besieged Gaza on the verge of coronavirus catastrophe

The ongoing Israeli blockade, an overstretched health system and a lack of vital medical supplies: coronavirus spells disaster for Gaza’s beleaguered population. By Alessandra BajecMore

Trump halts World Health Organization funding amid coronavirus pandemicCorona across the Islamic world – the toll of COVID-19Israeli-Palestinian conflict: U.S. aid cuts bite in GazaPalestine and its Arabic neighbours: Gaza – a city no one wants
Constitutional law professor and presidential frontrunner Kais Saied (photo: Reuters/M. Hamed)

Polling in the Maghreb

Presidential run-off in Tunisia, but will anyone vote?

Tunisia’s parliamentary elections on 6 October – the penultimate poll before Sunday’s presidential run-off – delivered a very fragmented result without a clear majority. Whoever emerges as victor will face a tough task, fighting widespread voter fatigue and disillusionment with the political establishment. By Alessandra BajecMore

Where are the women in Tunisia's presidential race?Essebsi breaks with Ennahda: Farewell to Tunisia's "national consensus"Eight years after the Jasmine Revolution: Young Tunisians see redLessons from the unrest in Tunisia: Free in name only
Tunisia's Red Vests mobilise in December 2018; giletsrougesTN#, latunisieencolere# (source: Facebook)

Eight years after the Jasmine Revolution

Young Tunisians see red

Inspired by Franceʹs "gilets jaunes", the Tunisian "red vest" movement reflects the widespread discontent in the North African country, where protests against spiralling living costs, unemployment, mismanagement and corruption are once again on the increase. By Alessandra BajecMore

Souad Abderrahim: Mayor of Tunis: The "Sheikha", the city and its problemsLessons from the unrest in Tunisia: Free in name onlyWhat triggered the Middle Eastern revolts in 2011? The economics of Arabellion